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. >> once california as expected approves same sex marriage, almost one-third of americans will live in states where it's legal. next up, after this week's pair of same sex marriage rulings from the supreme court is a series of state by state battles that could expand it to more than the current 13 states, and the district of columbia. jubila jubilant lgbt couples are sift r sifting through the myriad of bep fits they your honored when the justices struck down part of the federal defense of marriage act known as doma. the part of doma that still stands allows states to fee fuse to acknowledge marriages of gay couples from other states. barack obama has directed the attorney general and cabinet to quote, insure this decision including imimplications for federal benefits and obligations is implemented swiftly and smooft smoothly. gay rights supporters say they're work is not done until same sex couples can marry in every state. >> this is our lives. this piece of paper is fantastic, and i'm deeply deeply indebted to the supreme court for finally giving us equality. but every single day
. >> once california as expected approves same sex marriage, almost one-third of americans will live in states where it's legal. next up, after this week's pair of same sex marriage rulings from the supreme court is a series of state by state battles that could expand it to more than the current 13 states, and the district of columbia. jubila jubilant lgbt couples are sift r sifting through the myriad of bep fits they your honored when the justices struck down part of the federal defense...
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. >> reporter: on a recent saturday morning at the first congregational church in berkeley, california, church members and neighbors gathered to hear brother david talk about living "a spirited life." ♪ viva, viva la musica >> reporter: for brother david, it is grateful living that makes everything come alive. >> the practice of gratefulness that i'm concerned with is grateful living. that means every moment of your life you practice gratefulness. you practice awareness that everything is gift, everything is gratuitous, and if it's all given, gratuitously given, then the only appropriate response is gratefulness what we really want is joy. we don't want things. we don't want to accumulate things. we forget that, and so gratefulness can help us see that, can help us realize that. >> reporter: though brother david acknowledges there are many things for which we cannot be grateful, he encourages people to be open to the opportunity being given in every situation. >> we cannot be grateful for war. that's an unmitigated evil. we cannot be grateful for exploitation, for untimely death. but
. >> reporter: on a recent saturday morning at the first congregational church in berkeley, california, church members and neighbors gathered to hear brother david talk about living "a spirited life." ♪ viva, viva la musica >> reporter: for brother david, it is grateful living that makes everything come alive. >> the practice of gratefulness that i'm concerned with is grateful living. that means every moment of your life you practice gratefulness. you practice...
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. >> 1971, in california. an oil spill happens in january, near the golden gate bridge. i hear about it on the radio. and we're living up in point reyes, 40 miles away, north. and we drive in, my girlfriend and i, to see the oil spill. but fortunately we can't see it because of the fog. that's probably why the accident occurred. but what we can do is we can smell it. and it is... i mean, it's a horrific smell. >> hinojosa: totally toxic. >> totally toxic, 10,000 gas stations crammed together. and... >> hinojosa: suffocating. >> suffocating, reminding me so much of being in the back seat of a hot summer car th two relatives, two of my philadelphia relatives, with the windows rolled up, and going over potholes, and me as a little boy, you know, just not enjoying that ride at all, getting a little carsick. >> hinojosa: well, there might be a lot of people who say, look, they were very upset when the exxon valdez oil spill happened, they've seen other oil spills, they may even remember this 1971 oil spill. but there might be a lot of people who say, "okay, but i don't know a
. >> 1971, in california. an oil spill happens in january, near the golden gate bridge. i hear about it on the radio. and we're living up in point reyes, 40 miles away, north. and we drive in, my girlfriend and i, to see the oil spill. but fortunately we can't see it because of the fog. that's probably why the accident occurred. but what we can do is we can smell it. and it is... i mean, it's a horrific smell. >> hinojosa: totally toxic. >> totally toxic, 10,000 gas stations...
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california has another major problem. old schools that were constructed before stricter building codes took affect in 1978. state senator ellen corebit a long time earthquake safety advocate commissioned a study to identify those schools over a decade ago. >> there wasn't statewide information about where the need mrs. . >> reporter: her study produced this list, more than 7500 school buildings statewide considered most at risk. one of them, philadelphia elementary in pomona. district administrator scott stark. >> we've got schools that are old and that have been deteriorating over the years. >> reporter: state evaluators said four of philadelphia's 7 buildings are likely not to perform well in an earthquake. but the school hasn't received any state funds to fix them. >> we didn't qualify for funding or what was considered by those standards the dsa put out as a seismically vulnerable, critical site. >> reporter: in fact an a sal-- an analysis by california watch shows just 38 of the 7500 most vulnerable school buildings
california has another major problem. old schools that were constructed before stricter building codes took affect in 1978. state senator ellen corebit a long time earthquake safety advocate commissioned a study to identify those schools over a decade ago. >> there wasn't statewide information about where the need mrs. . >> reporter: her study produced this list, more than 7500 school buildings statewide considered most at risk. one of them, philadelphia elementary in pomona....
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the long-time professor at the university of california berkeley was widely respected for his study of the role of religion in public life. and particularly, america's tradition of civil religion. among his best-known works was the influential "habits of the heart" first published in 1985, and still required reading in numerous university programs. >>> finally, on our calendar, on august 15th, japanese buddhists observe obon, and also on august 15th, roman catholics celebrate the assumption of the virgin mary. which they believe mary at the end of her life on earth was assumed into heaven, body and soul. and there are more mary celebrations this week in carthage, missouri, where tens of thousands of mostly vietnamese catholics gather where they offer thanks for the freedoms they have in america. that's our program for now, i'm kim lawton, you can follow us on twitter and facebook where i'd love to connect with you as well. watch us any time on the pbs app for iphones and ipads and visit our website, where there's always much more, including audio and video podcasts of this program. joi
the long-time professor at the university of california berkeley was widely respected for his study of the role of religion in public life. and particularly, america's tradition of civil religion. among his best-known works was the influential "habits of the heart" first published in 1985, and still required reading in numerous university programs. >>> finally, on our calendar, on august 15th, japanese buddhists observe obon, and also on august 15th, roman catholics celebrate...
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i ran into a woman who was born on the train from texas to california. neither she nor her mother could make it to california before her arrival. i heard lots of wonderful stories like that but i needed the people who were making the decision. i wanted to understand what was it they were living under while they were in the south. >> rose: what was the fear? >> what was the fear? what was the impetus, the precipitating factor? how did they make the decision to leave? what were the fears and concerns that they had as they had to think about leaving the only place they'd ever known, mother, father, grandparents, the land, all of that. i wanted to find out what was it like to leave and what was the journey itself like. and then what happened once they arrived, how did they get situated and settled? did they ever wonder whether they made the right decision? i wanted to understand the human heart, the immigrant heart, the decision making and the inside views. >> rose: let's talk about the people we have photographed. the first is george sterling and rubin bloo
i ran into a woman who was born on the train from texas to california. neither she nor her mother could make it to california before her arrival. i heard lots of wonderful stories like that but i needed the people who were making the decision. i wanted to understand what was it they were living under while they were in the south. >> rose: what was the fear? >> what was the fear? what was the impetus, the precipitating factor? how did they make the decision to leave? what were the...
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is a dusty, ragged city of 10,000 people in california's central valley. >> hola! >> reporter: but it's surrounded by some of america's richest farmland. almost everyone here works in agriculture and most are latino immigrants. joe del bosque runs a 2,400-acre cantaloupe farm near mendota. even with unemployment in california at 12%, he says that only latino immigrants come to him looking for work in the fields. >> any fresh fruit and vegetable has to be picked by hand. we have immigrants that are willing to do it and we should be thankful that we do. in this valley, there's a huge demand for labor. we don't have enough people here in the valley to harvest these crops by hand, and people don't come from the cities on the coast, inland to pick our crops. >> reporter: del bosque says he only hires workers who can provide social security numbers. but more than half the farm labor in california's multi- billion dollar agriculture industry is performed by illegal immigrants, so there's a good chance that many of his workers are undocumented. they're willing to do this l
is a dusty, ragged city of 10,000 people in california's central valley. >> hola! >> reporter: but it's surrounded by some of america's richest farmland. almost everyone here works in agriculture and most are latino immigrants. joe del bosque runs a 2,400-acre cantaloupe farm near mendota. even with unemployment in california at 12%, he says that only latino immigrants come to him looking for work in the fields. >> any fresh fruit and vegetable has to be picked by hand. we...
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see viruses taking over the whole world who wuf thought 30 yes agthatf eight people, eight gay men in california we gould into 60 million people infected. it's just kind of nearlyt biblical and then"on the other hand we've seen in my short life new viruses coming, there's been sars, the new flu. there will be more surprises. on the other hand we have a new tsunami coming up. a tsunami coming up of chronic diseases, diabetes that is taking over the world outside africa so we're constantly in transition. >> rose: and what is it tat causes this sort of alarming rise in diabetes? is it simply diet? >> it's diet, lack of exercise the westernization of life-styles. it's also wealth today in china people can afford to eat meat and more sugar it's one of the biggest challenges right now. >> rose: it's similar to say ist it. if you sayo someone who'sive years old today if you over the rest of your life if you eat less and less sugar and less and less meat you'll be more healthy. >> yes. >> rose: we all know that. >> yeah. but you know try to buy drinks with no sugar, it's our whole life-style, our whole
see viruses taking over the whole world who wuf thought 30 yes agthatf eight people, eight gay men in california we gould into 60 million people infected. it's just kind of nearlyt biblical and then"on the other hand we've seen in my short life new viruses coming, there's been sars, the new flu. there will be more surprises. on the other hand we have a new tsunami coming up. a tsunami coming up of chronic diseases, diabetes that is taking over the world outside africa so we're constantly...
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starting with scott schaeffer out in california. >> obama still relatively popular in california. he's been campaigning and helping barbara boxer raise money. although his numbers have come down since the election, when asked whether they want to elect a senator who will work with barack obama to help him implement his plan versus someone who is going to fight him at every turn, voters say they want somebody in the senate who igoing to help him enact his agenda. that could accrue to barbara boxer's advantage. >> woodruff: ian, what about in nevada? is the president a help or a hindrance or neither? >> probably a hindrance. i mean a recent poll had less than one in three people saying that the administration's policies have helped the economy. since the economy is the only issue it's not much of a help. it's being totally carpet bombed out of existence by both campaigns which are blketing air wavesthe internet and everything with advertisements about the bad state of the economy and blaming each other for it. >> woodruff: what about in ohio, karen? are people talking about the pres
starting with scott schaeffer out in california. >> obama still relatively popular in california. he's been campaigning and helping barbara boxer raise money. although his numbers have come down since the election, when asked whether they want to elect a senator who will work with barack obama to help him implement his plan versus someone who is going to fight him at every turn, voters say they want somebody in the senate who igoing to help him enact his agenda. that could accrue to...
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in california and the u.s. senate barbara boxer the incumbent democrat has been declared the winner against carly fiorina. the republican challenger. in pennsylvania just the opposite. the republican pat toomey has been declared the winner over joe sestak the democratic member of the house whoted arlee democratic nomination. now we've got a republican net gain of five out of the ten that the republicans need to... needed to get control of the senate. there are only a few left. patty murray is one. e've justbeenalking about inrc state of washington. of course harry reid. and in colorado. in terms of those that are... and illinois. so there's one, two three, four. even if they win all four of them, there still wouldn't be ten because the great mathematical mind that i have, that adds up to nine. did you follow that, mark? >> it means they only have 37 (laughing) only get to 49. >> lehrer: the polls have turned out to be exactly correct. the polls said the republicans would get the house big time. very close. but
in california and the u.s. senate barbara boxer the incumbent democrat has been declared the winner against carly fiorina. the republican challenger. in pennsylvania just the opposite. the republican pat toomey has been declared the winner over joe sestak the democratic member of the house whoted arlee democratic nomination. now we've got a republican net gain of five out of the ten that the republicans need to... needed to get control of the senate. there are only a few left. patty murray is...
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across america i often look down and say where does that come from, where does thatoney come from in california frida and texas and other places. >> charlie: do you mean when we see these vast houses. >> huge housing. there's be a reversal in that trend. square footage is now beginning to go down. >> charlie: some people think to have an economic recovery it's got to be immenly down so the housing stockis less than the population. >> what's been surprising is neither party has come up with any kind of solution for mortgage relief. i would think that that would be something that would resonate with this country. >> charlie: smart people sayites -- >> we heard martin feldstein say that at the conference the harvard economist. if you go out into these neighborhoods where people are just in the state of paralysis they don't want to buy anymore appliances, they don't want to buy new cars or to upgrade their home because they're stuck with where they are and until we get some relief of them in some fashion, some kind of long term buyout program that would make the banks take a bit of a hair cut on it
across america i often look down and say where does that come from, where does thatoney come from in california frida and texas and other places. >> charlie: do you mean when we see these vast houses. >> huge housing. there's be a reversal in that trend. square footage is now beginning to go down. >> charlie: some people think to have an economic recovery it's got to be immenly down so the housing stockis less than the population. >> what's been surprising is neither...
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. >> suarez: and from southern california, tom bearden reports on a government-funded laboratory working on ways to prevent and defeat cyber attacks. >> usa scientists are trying to bring the power of science to cyber security. >> brown: plus, margaret warner examines the scandal that sent 11 of president obama's secret service detail home from the latin american summit in combiafter allegly soliciting prostitutes. >> suarez: and as the pulitzer prizes for arts and journalism were announced, we talk with kristen graham, part of the "philadelphia inquirer" team that won the public service award for reporting on violence in the city's schools. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> citi turns 200 this year. in that time, there have been some good days and some difficult ones. but through it all, we persevered. supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping i
. >> suarez: and from southern california, tom bearden reports on a government-funded laboratory working on ways to prevent and defeat cyber attacks. >> usa scientists are trying to bring the power of science to cyber security. >> brown: plus, margaret warner examines the scandal that sent 11 of president obama's secret service detail home from the latin american summit in combiafter allegly soliciting prostitutes. >> suarez: and as the pulitzer prizes for arts and...
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today california congressman darrell issa requested they discuss their findings with congressional investigators in private. democrat elijah cummings of maryland called for public testimony. >> sreenivasan: the president also said today the u.s. is working with britain to keep pressure on syrian president bashar al-assad to force an end to his regime. in turn, british prime minister cameron said there is "no more urgent international task" than ending the syrian civil war. meanwhile, in syria, assad's troops made new gains in a counteroffensive that began in recent weeks. a syrian human rights group said government forces took full control of a strategic town near the highway that links damascus with jordan. rebelsithdrew from the area after days of fighting. the suspect in last summer's movie theater shootings in colorado formally asked today to change his plea to "not guilty by reason of insanity." james holmes appeared at a court hearing in centennial. he's accused of killing a dozen people and wounding 70 more last july at a theater in the town of aurora. the judge now must decide whether to
today california congressman darrell issa requested they discuss their findings with congressional investigators in private. democrat elijah cummings of maryland called for public testimony. >> sreenivasan: the president also said today the u.s. is working with britain to keep pressure on syrian president bashar al-assad to force an end to his regime. in turn, british prime minister cameron said there is "no more urgent international task" than ending the syrian civil war....
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one-third of the oaxacan people are in the united states, the vast majority in california. one-third are in oaxaca city, which was a small, tditional, historic city not long ago. now it is sort of a huge, enormous third world city. people have not been able to support themselves in their villages. and the sort of irony is these are fruits of nafta 15 years on, that there is an enormous migration to the u.s. and to a hot this city, but also that -- and to oaxaca city, but also that there are battles now. the deforestation, the northern mountain range has been heavily deforested. what i guess i would like to add is that the main feeling you get living here is that any hope comes from below, that the state in the institutions of the state are either completely nonexistent or nonfunctioning and not all interested in dealing in addressing any of these problems. the people of the local level, the neighborhood level, are. for example, one of the most inspiring things i have seen since living near is the language villages themselves are reforesting their own mountains. as a family,
one-third of the oaxacan people are in the united states, the vast majority in california. one-third are in oaxaca city, which was a small, tditional, historic city not long ago. now it is sort of a huge, enormous third world city. people have not been able to support themselves in their villages. and the sort of irony is these are fruits of nafta 15 years on, that there is an enormous migration to the u.s. and to a hot this city, but also that -- and to oaxaca city, but also that there are...
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. >> the late great speaker of the california assembly just referred to money as the mother's milk of politicsment boy, there is going to be a lot of milk spilled this year. obama had a huge fund-raising quarter. romney and perry are certainly going to be products i believe us fund-raisers not to mention the outside groups, matt. >> yeah, i'm a little bit of an outliar on this point. i think-- is living in a different moment, money matters. and they're all going to raise a ton of it, the outside grou will raise a ton of it. my own feeling is that particularly in this day and age and particularly as a negeneration of voters comes into middle age and younger voters there is a diminishing utility to it. the ads have a diminishing return. you can only open so many offices and expensive buildings in gain and honolulu. there is only some of you can spend the money on. i don't think you can speed compete under a certain level and probably true with the outside groups as well. but over a certain level there is only many media market only so many weeks toake ad buys in. >> and i think ultimate
. >> the late great speaker of the california assembly just referred to money as the mother's milk of politicsment boy, there is going to be a lot of milk spilled this year. obama had a huge fund-raising quarter. romney and perry are certainly going to be products i believe us fund-raisers not to mention the outside groups, matt. >> yeah, i'm a little bit of an outliar on this point. i think-- is living in a different moment, money matters. and they're all going to raise a ton of...
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feline fans unite at the internet cat video festival in oakland, california. find our slideshow on art beat. and tomorrow morning watch a live stream of a charity run at 8:00 a.m. eastern time as newshour staffers race against u.s. senators. all tt and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy? . >> brown: before we go tonight, we want to tell you once more about the report we'll have this friday on the anniversary of the watergate hearings. we've been hearing from many of you and we would love your input. >> good evening from washington. in a few moments we're going to bring you the entire proceedings in the first day of the senate watergate hearings. we're doing this as an experiment temporarily abandoning our ability to edit to give you the whole story. however many hours it may take. >> reporter: it's been 40 years since robert macneil and jim lehrer teamed up to co-anchor public television's gavel-to-gavel coverage of the senate watergate hearings. all 250 hours worth in the summer of 1973. that partnership became a news program that's been through
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the city of anaheim, california, braced for more protests today, after police killed two hispanic men over the weekend. the first was unarmed when he was killed saturday. police said he was a gang member, but did not say why he was shot. hours later, a near-riot broke out prosters clasd with lice police responded by firing bean bags and pepper balls, and one police dog ran into the crowd and grabbed a man by the arm. on sunday, officers killed a second man. they said he fired on them first. so far this year, there have been six officer-involved shootings, and five of those were fatal. >> sreenivasan: why are they gaining momentum? >> well, they're gaining momentum because they feel their voice is finally being heard. harry, this did not begin past saturday and sunday with the ascevedo shooting by anaheim cops. this is a culmination of anger against the city of anaheim and the police department. you have primarily a latino contingent that's very angry at what's been going on. in march there was a shooting of a young man by cops. the officer remained on duty. no action was taken now thi
the city of anaheim, california, braced for more protests today, after police killed two hispanic men over the weekend. the first was unarmed when he was killed saturday. police said he was a gang member, but did not say why he was shot. hours later, a near-riot broke out prosters clasd with lice police responded by firing bean bags and pepper balls, and one police dog ran into the crowd and grabbed a man by the arm. on sunday, officers killed a second man. they said he fired on them first. so...
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they included utah senator mike lee and california congressman kevin mccarthy. they urged the party to unite behind romney. but rick santorum insisted he had no plans to step aside after winning saturday's primary in louisiana. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and we turn to the international summit to reduce nuclear weapons and stop the spread of nuclear material. the venue as much as the agenda has set the tone as 50 world leaders gathered in seoul, south korea, just days before the summit began, north korea, which may have at least a half dozen nuclear weapons, announced a missile test. it insisted it was to launch a satellite. in response, president obama reinforceed a u.s. commitment to south korea. visiting the heavily fortified demilitarized zone with nearly 30,000 american troops stioned nearby. >>he ntrast between south korea and north korea could not be clearer. could not be starker. >> woodruff: he chastised the government of kim jong un the new north korean leader at the joint news conference. >> north korea
they included utah senator mike lee and california congressman kevin mccarthy. they urged the party to unite behind romney. but rick santorum insisted he had no plans to step aside after winning saturday's primary in louisiana. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and we turn to the international summit to reduce nuclear weapons and stop the spread of nuclear material. the venue as much as the agenda has set the tone as 50 world leaders gathered in...
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. >> reporter: university of southern california economist julizissimopoulos hastudied oldish entrepreneurs. >> they're more educated, they have higher income and wealth. they are more willing to take on risks. they've had lots of on the job training, lots of workforce experience. they can bring all of this into the development of a new business or a new service. >> reporter: townsend's penchant for dummies began as a hobby. she looked on craigslist for a mannequin to put in her garden, ended up buying 50 of them, and started renting them out as a side gig. soon her unlikely business was booming. so the longtime sales executive decided to give full-time self- employment a try. >> i think being the age i am is an advantage. number one, i would have never had the confidence to step out on such a crazy venture like this in my youth. and also because i bring a lot of my previous experience. it's just about marketing and sales right? i just happen to have a kind of an unusual product. >> reporter: it's taken plenty of legwork, but mannequin madness now sells or rents more than 200,000 bodies and
. >> reporter: university of southern california economist julizissimopoulos hastudied oldish entrepreneurs. >> they're more educated, they have higher income and wealth. they are more willing to take on risks. they've had lots of on the job training, lots of workforce experience. they can bring all of this into the development of a new business or a new service. >> reporter: townsend's penchant for dummies began as a hobby. she looked on craigslist for a mannequin to put in...
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plus, spencer michels looks at california governor jerry brown's plan for tackling the state's budget troubles. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. ray? >> suarez: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll have the latest on the blizzard hitting a wide swath of the u.s., from the rocky mountains to new england. i'm ray suarez. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we had hoped to bring you betty anne bowser's story about a clinic working to prevent diabetes. our egypt coverage ran longer than expected. we'll air that story soon. for now we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> you can't manufacture pride. but pride builds great cars. and you'll find it in the people at toyota all across america. >> okay, listen. somebody has got to get serious. >> i think... >> we need renewable energy. >> ...renewable energy is vital to our planet. >> you hear about alternatives, right? wind, solar, algae. >> i think it's going to work an a big scale. only, i think it's g
plus, spencer michels looks at california governor jerry brown's plan for tackling the state's budget troubles. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. ray? >> suarez: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll have the latest on the blizzard hitting a wide swath of the u.s., from the rocky mountains to new england. i'm ray suarez. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we had hoped to bring you betty anne bowser's story about a clinic working to prevent...
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it took 48 hours in 1916 to confirm the fact that california had gone for wilson by 3,000 votes. that put him over the top. >> you know, judy and gwen, we're living in a different atmosphere after 2000. go back to 1960. john kennedy won texas by about 45,000 votes. illinois by about 9,000 votes. very close margins. a lot of people calling for the recount. in those times nixon felt politically he couldn't do it. i think if the same result occurred today, post 2000, there would be huge pressure on nixon not to concede and to essentially generate a lot of lawsuits. >> gerald ford in 1976 lost the election basically in southern ohio lost ohio by 11,000 votes and hawaii which 4,000. the next morning there was never any question about his conceding. >> woodruff: all these questions about whether a state should have been called in this instance we're talking about ohio. the television networks have projected ohio. it's also the associated press. it's my understanding there's a consensus the major news organizations about ohio. if it is the case that governor romney is not accepting that
it took 48 hours in 1916 to confirm the fact that california had gone for wilson by 3,000 votes. that put him over the top. >> you know, judy and gwen, we're living in a different atmosphere after 2000. go back to 1960. john kennedy won texas by about 45,000 votes. illinois by about 9,000 votes. very close margins. a lot of people calling for the recount. in those times nixon felt politically he couldn't do it. i think if the same result occurred today, post 2000, there would be huge...